Want to grow more bearded irises? Learn how to propagate them with these simple tips.
If you are already growing bearded irises, you know how beautiful the flowers can be.
To increase your stock, you can propagate them with ease by dividing them.
Bearded irises should be divided every three to four years to encourage healthy growth and prevent overcrowding.
As irises mature, the rhizome produces more rhizomes. You’ll know it’s time to divide when the plant produces fewer flowers.
The best time to divide bearded irises is after flowering when they go dormant during late summer.
This will reduce the opportunity for bacterial rot to form
Dividing your irises also allows you to propagate new plants from your existing ones, and it can help to rejuvenate older plants that are not blooming as well as they used to.
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